The World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life is Feb. 2. On this day, parishes are invited to highlight the gift of religious life and pray for those discerning a religious vocation: God of all goodness, you have called people to follow you faithfully. Humans have heard that call and many choose to follow your call in varied and faith-filled lives. Some follow your call in private, silent lives as hermits; some choose to follow you with lives lived as virgins and widows; while others choose public lives of vowed men and women as religious brothers and sisters. Abundantly give to these men and women the courage to follow their call as witnesses to your gifts and faith and service to the world. We ask this in faith through the name of Jesus our Savior. Amen.
Parish Evening Prayer: As we start a New Year, join us 3 days a week for Evening Prayer. If you're not sure how to connect to this ON Line, please contact Deacon Owen in the Parish Office at ext. 110. Join other Parishioners as we pray together in this New and Holy Year.
Inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Evening Prayer this week:
February 3rd, 5th, and 6th at 7pm
Book Club Update: Our next book is "Never Lie" by Freida McFadden. Our next meeting is Wednesday, February 19 at 11:00am in the Library. Any questions or concerns please contact Deacon Owen in the Parish Office ext. 110. As a reminder: We read popular books and apply our Catholic Faith to that reading as a way to inform our conscience. Please join us.
Parish Social: February's parish socials will be held February 22 and 23 after Mass. Please join us.
Maintenace Person: Beloved Disciple Church is seeking a part time maintenance person to perform various maintenance duties and responsibilities in and around the Parish buildings and grounds.. Those interested can get an application and job description in the Parish Office during normal working hours Monday through Thursday. Phone inquiries are discouraged.
The Grove City Knights of Columbus Council #3658 is very appreciative of the support we receive from fellow church members and the local community. Without your support, we would be very limited to charity and other projects we can support. Our two largest fund raisers are the Lenten Fish dinners and Strawberry Days Sausage sandwich sales. The proceeds from these two projects allow our council to support many local organizations, projects, and provide maintenance for our buildings and grounds. The GC Knights contribute to our local Meals on Wheels, Beloved Mercy Ministries, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Bibles for Prisoners at the Mercer County Jail, and other charities. We sponsor the Free Throw Contest for 9 to 14-year-old boys and girls. We also mowed grass, trimmed, and cut shrubs at the Rectory and the Old Catholic Cemetery. For the second year in a row, we provided 48 new winter coats to children in need at Christmas time. We have also completed several one-time projects this past year. The Knights cleaned out years of miscellaneous items from the Rectory basement, repaired the down spouts at the Beloved Disciple Knights of Columbus Hall, repaired broken gravestones at the Old Catholic Cemetery, cleaned out and repaired an outside storage building at the K of C Hall. The Grove City Knights of Columbus Council #3658 also marched in the November 9th Grove City Veterans Parade. This was the first Grove City Veterans parade in almost 50 years, and we were eager to participate. To see the look on the faces of our local Veterans made it so worthwhile. Plus, it was a lot of fun! Your local Knights are very active in both our church and our community. A lot of time we are operating under the radar. The purpose of this insert is to provide a little more knowledge of what charity and support the Grove City Knights of Columbus Council #3658 is providing.
Please pray for our deceased parishioners
- James Snyder, born April 23, 1942, died January 21, 2025
-
Helen M. Driscoll Freeman, born December 4, 1932, died November 7, 2024
- Helena M. Valenza, born July 30, 1933, died October 26, 2024
- Frank L. Lapa, born February 2, 1948, died August 2, 2024
Office Hours
Please call the office for an appointment with the pastor or the appropriate staff member, or with any questions or needs.
The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be administered after Mass on Saturday and Sunday, February 8 and 9.
LIVE STREAM OUR MASSES
To watch our 4:30pm or 11:00am Masses on Facebook click here.
*** Please note that these Masses can be watched at anytime by clicking the above link.
Little Disciples News: Little Disciples Preschool and Prekindergarten will be accepting registrations for the 2025-2026 school year beginning February 3rd. An application can be found and printed from the Little Disciples Preschool page on this website or from Little Disciples Preschool | Beloved Disciple Parish: For further information contact Lorie at 724-748-6868.
Faith Formation Schedule:
Sunday, February 2nd: K-5th Grades: 9:15am
Confirmation: 9th Grade 6-8pm Library
Wednesday, February 5th 6th—8th Grades: EDGE 6- 8pm
Sunday, February 16th: K-5th Grades: 9:15am
Confirmation: 9th Grade 6-8pm Library
Wednesday, February 19th 6th—8th Grades: EDGE 6- 8pm
Adult Ed:
Tuesday, February 4th: 5:30pm Triple Classroom
Tuesday, February 18th: 5:30pm Triple Classroom
Adult Faith: Old Testament Prophets: Tuesday, February 4th at 5:30pm, we will review who the Old Testament Prophets were and how they impact us in our Faith Journey. Dinner is served at 5:30pm in the Faith Formation building. We start the "Learning" session at 6pm via video, lecture and activities. We will meet two Tuesday's each month throughout the year. A lot of information and good food. Join us and all are welcome.
Order of Christian Initiation for Adult: All members of the Parish and those interested in learning more about the Catholic Chruch are invited to learn more about the Catholic Church, what we believe and why we believe. We will study the Liturgy, Tradition, Sacraments and other topic of interest for new members and those that would like to refresh their understanding of the Catholic Church. The updated schedule through February is listed below; the complete schedule is listed below. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Deacon Owen in Parish Office at ext. 110.
| 2-Feb | 9:30am | Church and Chapel | Sacraments of Healing |
| 16-Feb | 9:30am | Library | Sacraments of Service |
| 2-March | 9:30am | Library | Prayer and Liturgical Year |
VANCO Online Giving! We are excited to announce an important update to giving at Beloved Disciple! We value our church family and want to make sure everyone at Beloved Disciple is aware of this exciting new giving platform, which allows for simple, secure giving through a variety of ways, including mobile and online. This will replace our previous giving platform.
Please use this link to set up your account and your recurring donation(s) in the new Vanco Online giving platform. VANCO ONLINE
Liturgical Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday at 8 am
Thursday at 6 pm
First Saturdays at 8 am
Weekend Masses:
Saturday at 4:30 pm
Sunday at 11:00 am
St. Michael, Emlenton, PA Sunday at 9am
Holy Day Masses: As scheduled in the bulletin
Confessions:
Saturday from 3:30-4:15pm or by appointment
Adoration:
Fridays before first Saturdays after the 8 am Mass
Staff
- Very Rev. V. David Foradori, E.V., Pastor, ext 111, 4adori@gmail.com
- Deacon Owen Wagner, Deacon Assistant, ext 110, owenwagner@hotmail.com
- Deacon Nick Cirell, Deacon Assistant
- Mikey Bancroft, Parish Secretary, Outreach Contact, ext 100, secretary@beloveddiscipleparish.org
- Victoria Wagner, Outreach, Beloved Mercy Ministry Coordinator, ext 116, vwagner@beloveddiscipleparish.org
- Kathy Whittaker, Faith Formation Leader, ext 112, kwhittaker@beloveddiscipleparish.org
- Lisa Bablak, Faith Formation Secretary, ext 115, lbablak@beloveddiscipleparish.org
- Christine Guarnieri, Music Director, ext 117, cowcraniums@gmail.com
- Lorie Wizorek, Little Disciples Preschool Director, 724-748-6868
- Nelsa Armour, Environment
- James Shuey, Custodian
- Alison Shuey, Little Disciples Aide
- Sue Shultz, Little Disciples Aide
Upcoming Events
- The Kindred Spirit Thursday Morning Bible Study has resumed m1eeting at 10am in the Schleigh Library. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. (Please enter through the Faith Formation Entrance.)
- The Legion of Mary meets in the library every Monday at 7:00pm. Join us to see what we are about!
- You are welcome to join the parshioners who meet every Tuesday at the church at 6:00pm to pray the rosary for our priests, our Church, our country, the unborn, those who are ill, souls in Purgatory and many other intentions.
New to our Community? Join our Parish!
Welcome to our parish! Please contact the parish office for an appointment to register or print a copy of the Parish Registration Form to fill out at home. You can mail or deliver your completed form or place it in the collection basket. If your printer permits, you may print it on both sides of the paper. We hope you will become a part of our parish family!
Sacramental Preparation
For all Sacraments: Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance, Marriage and Holy Orders, or the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), please call the parish office for information and assistance.
Submit a Prayer Request